Jefferies Cuts Numbers on Dendreon (DNDN) After Poor Q2

July 31, 2012 7:04 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Jefferies cut its price target on Underperform-rated Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) price target of $4.50 (from $5.00) following weak results and restructuring news.

The firm comments, "With Provenge sales underperforming already low expectations on a q/q decline, DNDN announced cost-cutting measures to potentially save $150M/yr and become breakeven on qtrly sales of $100M (v $125M prev). Importantly, mgmt withdrew '12 Provenge sales guidance due to unclear outlook in patient yield and sales rep turnover."

The firm cut FY12 EPS from ($2.34) to ($2.39) and boosted FY13 from ($1.33) to ($1.22).

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Dendreon click here. For more ratings news on Dendreon click here.

Shares of Dendreon closed at $6.18 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $5.69-$37.72.


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